Impact of umbilical polyp resection: A report and literature review

Hisayuki Miyagi; Shohei Honda; Masashi Minato; Tadao Okada; Kanako C Hatanaka; Akinobu Taketomi

doi:10.4103/0189-6725.194677

Impact of umbilical polyp resection: A report and literature review

Afr J Paediatr Surg. 2016 Oct-Dec;13(4):196-198. doi: 10.4103/0189-6725.194677.

Authors

Hisayuki Miyagi¹, Shohei Honda¹, Masashi Minato¹, Tadao Okada², Kanako C Hatanaka³, Akinobu Taketomi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterological Surgery I, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
² Hokkaido University of Education, Faculty of Education, School Health Nursing, Sapporo, Japan.
³ Department of Surgical Pathology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.

Abstract

The preferred treatment for this lesion should be the total resection of the umbilical polyp with a mini-laparotomy because residual intestinal mucosa at the umbilicus can be confirmed to eliminate the risk of recurrence.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Abdominal Neoplasms / diagnosis
Abdominal Neoplasms / surgery*
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Laparotomy / methods*
Male
Polyps / diagnosis
Polyps / surgery*
Umbilicus / pathology
Umbilicus / surgery*